Hettiarachchi, Nuwan Lakmal (2023) Design and development of quiz-based problem-solving module for enhancing occupational skills among the financial accounting students. Doctoral thesis, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.

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Abstract

Occupational skills are a set of knowledge and skills that employees need for career success and workplace readiness. Financial accounting (FA) students who are having a high caliber of occupational skills such as Problem-Solving Skills (PSS), Communication Skills (CMS), and Creativity (CRE) often will get more attention and demand than others. There is a gap between FA classroom knowledge and skills required in work setting. The objective of this research is to bridge this gap by developing a Quiz-Based Problem-Solving (QBPS) module application and to find the effectiveness of this module for enhancing occupational skills among FA students. The methodology adopted for this thesis is ‘Design and Development Research (DDR) and it consists of three phases: The need analysis (Phase 1), design and development (Phase 2) and evaluation (Phase 3). The findings of the need analysis, both students' and teachers' questionnaires reflect a high level of agreement on the need of QBPS module application. The findings of the design and development phase reveal a high-level agreement of module objectives, contents, logistics, operational platforms, and required skills, which was executed with the questionnaire and a checklist for experts interviews. Initially, the alpha vision of QBPS module application was developed and then amended to derive the beta version with expert consensus. According to the usability test for QBPS in the evaluation phase, all students and teachers complement the module. The effectiveness of this module was tested by using a quasi-experimental design. The experimental group’s post-test scores for PPS, CMS, and CRE had improved to a greater extent. This thesis will impact the body of knowledge immensely in enhancing occupations skills and contribute to the framework in designing Quiz-Based Problem-Solving module. Future researchers may test this module for different domains other than FA and will test other occupational skills required for a knowledge gap

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